AMD has finally announced availability of it's new 'Ryzen' CPUs, and the way things are looking the Ryzen is set to thoroughly spank Intel not only clock for clock, but in pricing as well. As an 'old fart' geek, it makes me warm and fuzzy to see the return of an age with AMD can actually challenge Intel. This is something that really hasn't happened in at least TEN YEARS.

Much of the Ryzen lineup will start shipping on March 2nd with pricing that tops out at $499 for the highest end chips.